Originally Posted by cactuspete
Not so fast - - the OMNI gestapos got that one, too.
So what if it is silly? Isn't that part of what makes up OMNI?
And
Randy has implicitly approved the use of anonymous reputation dings. If it acceptable to send them, why isn't it acceptable to discuss them?
If you look carefully at the time codes above, the "The Anonymous Negative Reputation Thread" thread was closed down immediately
AFTER my post in this thread. Up until that point it was perfectly fine with the 2 mods who were active on the board.
Yes it was silly. So was
wingless's thread. So are 95% of threads on OMNI for that matter.
It was IMHO unbalanced moderation. If this "reputation" feature is part of FT, I fail to see why folks are
not able to discuss it in OMNI - especially in a light hearted way.
Our signature on FT, or our handle or post count, or slowness of search, or any other feature are and have been fair game for all the years I have been here.
The OMNI mods appear to be oddly sensitive to any reference to this "reputation" feature being analysed in THAT forum. Why?
I personally feel calling Moderators "gestapo" is not polite. However on the flipside, playing the devil's advocate a little here, I notice that
ScottC was perfectly comfortable with calling BA airline staff "gestapo" so that term is not unacceptable to all of us it seems.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...hlight=gestapo